Blues

ALADDIN RECORDS was one of the earliest indie labels in Los Angeles to specialise in Blues, R&B, R&R, Hillbilly and other non-mainstream musical genres. Originally formed in 1945 as Philo Records, the 30 tracks on this unique set span 1946-1960, and...

Alabama: Black Country Dance Bands (1924-1949) collects the recorded work of Mississippi Sarah and Daddy Stovepipe, Bogus Blind Ben Covington, and the Mobile Strugglers, together constituting a mixed bag of primarily vaudeville and dance-oriented pieces...

Alabama barrelhouse blues pianist Robert McCoy, born in Aliceville in 1908, had two rare LPs in the early '60's on the Vulcan label. Delmark has acquired the masters & is now re-issuing the material on CD for the first time with many never before...

Al Miller has assembled a full house of Chicago talent for your listening pleasure on his first album. Not only does this stacked deck feature Miller's triple threat talent as harpist, guitarist and vocalist, it boasts the formidable presence of some of...

Al Blake's XXL Bag of Blues - Volume 1 is a 2 CD, 29 track retrospective collection of Blake's acoustic recordings over the past 20+ years. It features Blake singing, playing guitar and harmonica, joined by blues pianist Fred Kaplan, with blues harmonica...

Al Basile's sixth solo CD the Tinge shows off all his skills, adding a generous helping of his rich cornet sound to the mix of exceptional songwriting and soulful singing which marked his last two releases, Blue Ink and Groovin' in the Mood Room. It also...

Al Basile's second solo album again uses Duke Robillard and his band to back Al up on 16 songs, which range from Texas blues to Stax flavored soul workouts, with a few surprises from '60s rock thrown in. Basile's horn playing is prominent in a section...

Al Basile's first solo album follows his path as an original member of Roomful of Blues, featuring Duke Robillard and his band backing up Al's vocals on 12 of his blues and roots songs. Duke is the primary soloist in a group which features Marty Richards...

Al Basile's fifth solo CD is a follow up to 2005's "Blue Ink" (SWP #5212), which was #18 on the Living Blues chart for March of 2005. "Groovin' in the Mood Room" features producer Duke Robillard on guitars and piano, and is another collection of blues...

Al Basile's 13th CD is a collection of new songs based on mid-century blues and classic R&B musical style, with Al's heralded lyric writing. Produced by Duke Robillard, it has Duke's rhythm section joined by "Monster" Mike Welch on guitar, and Roomful of...

Ain't Nobody Worried is a tribute to some of the most iconic female soul & R&B artists of that ruled radio waves from the past five decades. Rory's arrangements of chart topping hits originally performed by icons Gladys Knight, Mavis Staples and Koko...

Ain't It Lonesome is the fourth CD by rural Mississippi blues guitarist Jimmy "Duck" Holmes. The CD includes a mix of solo acoustic numbers and electric tracks featuring drummer Lee Williams. As with his previous CDs for Broke & Hungry Records, the album...